Jury trial set in Niagara shooting

June 17, 2013

MARINETTE, Wis. - A two-day jury trial has been scheduled for a Niagara, Wis. man accused of shooting vehicles.

Cody J. Rose, 23, will go to trial in Marinette County Court on Sept. 24 and 25. He also has a motion hearing scheduled for July 29, and a pre-trial scheduled for Aug. 26.

Rose faces one felony count of discharge a firearm at a vehicle, one felony count of burglary to a building or dwelling, one felony count of recklessly endangering safety-second degree, two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage to property, and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct.

If convicted on the felony counts, Rose could spend up to 35 years in prison.

The charges against Rose stem from a Jan. 18 incident in Niagara.

According to the criminal complaint in the case, witnesses claimed that Rose was angry at another man for stealing from him.

Rose is accused of driving to the man's vehicle, which was parked on the 700 block of Vine Street in Niagara, and using a rifle to shoot the windows and the passenger side of the vehicle.

Another vehicle that was parked next to the man's vehicle sustained gunshot damage to its front passenger side window.

The vehicle owners were not present when the shooting occurred. The complaint also alleges that around the same time, Rose entered the man's residence in the town of Niagara and threatened the man's girlfriend with the rifle.